Top 51 Free & Useful Downloads

December 13th, 2007 by admin

Once upon a time you actually had to
pay for great software or use illegal cracked versions. The scenario
has totally changed today. Luckily we are out of that world now. If you
want to make your PC more productive, secure, informative and
entertaining, try these softwares listed below. We’ve compiled a list of the most useful softwares available for download - and they don’t cost even a cent!

Tweaking Windows XP

  • Fresh UI - Configure and optimize your system, hardware, and Windows application settings.
  • Microsoft Power Toys For Windows XP - PowerToys add fun and functionality to the Windows experience. PowerToys are additional programs that developers work on after a product has been released.
  • Tweak & Tune - Access hidden Windows system settings.

Tweaking Windows Vista

  • Tweak VI Basic - Tweak hundreds of hidden features of Windows Vista.
  • VistaBootPRO - Featured in PC Magazine, Microsoft’s Tech Net Magazine, and hundreds of online articles worldwide.
  • EasyBCD - Modify, back up, and restore configurations of Windows Vista bootloader.

Security Tools

  • Ad-Aware SE Personal - Scan your system for ad-supported software components and remove them.
  • Avast - Scan your computer for viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.
  • ZoneAlarm - Protect your Internet connection from hackers and other security breaches.
  • AVG Anti-Virus - Protect your computer from viruses and malicious programs.
  • SMAC - View, change, and validate MAC Address.
  • Microsoft Windows Defender - Remove spyware from your PC and prevent unwanted software from being installed without your knowledge.
  • Spybot Search & Destroy - Search your hard disk and Registry for threats to your security and privacy.

Registry Cleaners

System Information

  • Belarc Advisor - Plug a PC audit into your browser with details on hardware and software.
  • SpeedFan - Monitor fan speeds, temperatures, and voltages in computers with hardware monitoring chips.
  • M2 Information - Get your system specifications quickly for easy reference when filling in technical-support questionnaires.

E-mail Clients

  • Thunderbird -View e-mail and news the way you want it, with intelligent junk controls and personalized themes.
  • Eudora - Send e-mail to and receive it from friends and coworkers.
  • Spamato - Add-on for Microsoft Outlook, an extension for Thunderbird and Mozilla Mail, and as a stand-alone proxy component.

File Sharing

  • AllPeers - Share anything with people you choose
  • Pando - Bypass e-mail attachment limits when sending big files.
  • uTorrent - Manage BitTorrents for Windows with scheduling and other features
  • Skype - More than just talk
  • Yahoo Messenger - Communicate instantly with your friends on YIM and Windows Live using custom avatars, PC-to-PC calling, and lively emoticons.
  • Trillian - Chat and share files with all your friends on mIRC, AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo Messenger.
  • Google Talk - Talk share with your friends for free.
  • Microsoft Windows Live Messenger - Connect and share instantly on the worlds most popular IM network.

Desktop Search

Office Suites & Word Processors

  • OpenOffice.org - Take an open-source approach to office productivity.
  • Easy To-Do - Manage important tasks at home or in the office.
  • NoteTab Light - Edit text and HTML documents of any size.
  • Crimson Editor - Edit programs in HTML, C/C++, Perl, Java, and other languages.
  • EditPad Lite - Try a general-purpose Notepad-like text editor.

Backup & File Synchronization

Video Players

  • VLC Media Player - Play audio and video files with this cross-platform media player and streaming server.
  • iTunes Foobar2000 - Listen to music with an audio player that supports several popular audio formats.

Image Editing

  • Google Picasa - Find, edit, and share pictures faster.
  • IrfanView - View and edit most graphics formats available today in a fast and simple way.
  • StudioLine Photo Basic - Import, manage, edit, and share your digital images using e-mail, slide shows, and Web galleries.
  • Microsoft Photo info - View and change metadata properties for digital photographs in Windows Explorer.
  • FastStone MaxView - View, edit, and manipulate your images.
  • GIMP - Create and alter photos and graphics manually or via scripting.
  • Paint.net - Create and alter photos using layers, effects, and other tools.

Audio Players

  • Nullsoft Winamp - Play and organize a variety of audio and video files.
  • iTunes - Create MP3 playlists, burn CDs, and download music with this top-rated jukebox.
  • Audacity - Edit your digital audio files.

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Domain Names - 5 Steps for Make a Profit With Domain Names

December 6th, 2007 by admin

By Sean R Mize

Can you actually make money through domain names? Yes, you can make lots of money if you know the ins and outs of domain name marketing. Here are the 5 steps to make profits with domain names:

1. Think of domain names that are likely to be in demand in the coming months and register them. You’ll pay around $9-$25 to get them registered. You can then park these registered names and when there is a demand, you can sell them for much higher price. That would be instant profit for you.

2. Find saleable expired names. There are thousands of these names that were not renewed by their owners. You can pick the ones that are most likely to interest other webmasters and buy them. Again, park these and when there is a demand, sell them.

3. Put up your domain names for auction. When you have lots of names and you are finding it difficult to find them a buyer, put them up on eBay and other auction sites. It will give them the exposure they need from all over the world making their tag prices even higher.

4. Register your domain name for your website. As what have been discussed, expired names and those that were parked are much more expensive in comparison to one you create yourself. As much as possible, think of a unique name for your site and register it yourself to save some money.

5. To make more money from your domain name, make sure that it is short, contains relevant keywords, easy to spell and pronounce, and easy to remember. When these characteristics are found on your domain name, you can be sure that your website will get enormous, steady traffic.

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Top 10 Web Developer Libraries

December 2nd, 2007 by admin

By Cameron Olthuis

Libraries can be a web developers best friend. They are great resources to learn from and can save hours and hours of time. These libraries include JavaScript, Ajax, Colors, PHP, and CSS. These should be in any web developers bookmarks, so go ahead and look through these libraries and bookmark your favorite ones. The list is in no particular order.

1) Moo.fx - A superlightweight, ultratiny, megasmall javascript effects library, written with prototype.js. It’s easy to use, fast, cross-browser, standards compliant, provides controls to modify Height, Width, and Opacity with builtin checks that won’t let a user break the effect with multiple crazy clicks. It’s also optimized to make you write the lesser code possible.

2) Rico - An open source JavaScript library for creating rich internet applications. Provides full Ajax support, drag and drop management, and a cinematic effects library.

3) Swat - Developed by silverorange, Swat is an open source web application toolkit built with PHP.

4) ColorCombos - Who would’ve thought a color library would end up mixed in with a bunch of JavaScript and PHP libraries? Well they do have a pretty sweet little color library for finding color combinations, all you do is select the color and they show you some nice combos that work with that color.

5) script.aculo.us - Provides you with easy-to-use, compatible and, ultimately, totally cool JavaScript libraries to make your web sites and web applications fly, Web 2.0 style. I’m sure I’m not alone when I say this library is my favorite.

6) Mochikit - A kick-ass lightweight JavaScript library that will help you get shit done fast.

7) Dynamic Drive CSS Library - Here you’ll find original, practical CSS codes and examples such as CSS menus to give your site a visual boast.

8) PEAR - A framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. PEAR provides the above mentioned PHP components in the form of so called “Packages”.

9) DHTML Goodies - A good sized library of DHTML and AJAX scripts.

10) dojo - Open source JavaScript toolkit that makes professional web development better, easier, and faster.

Honorable Mentions

11) Cross Browser | Toys - Huge JavaScript library.

12) Yahoo UI Library - The Yahoo! User Interface (YUI) Library is a set of utilities and controls, written in JavaScript, for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, DHTML and AJAX. The YUI Library also includes several core CSS resources.

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